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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Harvard Business School professor is cited in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner” as answering the question of what men could do to advance women’s leadership with “the laundry”?
(a) Rosabeth Moss Kanter.
(b) Gloria Steinem.
(c) Clara Shih.
(d) Nitin Nohria.

2. According to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” how many states in the U.S. provide any income replacement for the care of a new baby?
(a) 5.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. Who is the author of “The New F-Word”?
(a) Sally Ride.
(b) Judith Rodin.
(c) Michele Elam.
(d) Marianne Cooper.

4. In a 2007 study of well-educated professional women who had left the paid workforce, what percentage cited their husbands as a critical factor in their decision, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 60%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 30%.

5. When the founder of LinkedIn offered Sheryl Sandberg a position in the company, she turned him down because she was how old and planning on having a second child?
(a) 35.
(b) 37.
(c) 30.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People?

2. The author states in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” that in 2009, married middle-income parents worked about how many more hours per week than in 1979?

3. According to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality,” a recent survey showed that “high-potential women” working in business want to “pay it forward.” What percentage of these women had reached out to other women to help them develop their talents?

4. The author states in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner,” “According to the most recent analysis, when a husband and wife both are employed full-time, the mother does” what percent more child care than the father?

5. About how many families with children in the U.S. are led by a single parent today, according to the author in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author say that women dropping out of the workplace in anticipation of later conflicts is a problem today in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

2. How did Sheryl Sandberg respond when she was belittled upon meeting an admired politician in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

3. What is the first step to moving forward past gender bias in the workplace, according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

4. What website and organization does the author promote in the Afterword: “Let’s Keep Talking”?

5. What lesson does the author say she learned from her correspondence with Ray Kelly in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

6. How is Marissa Mayer used as an example of gender bias between women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

7. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

8. What does Sandberg describe as an ideal partner for women to succeed alongside in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

9. What does Sandberg say often creates a double standard and compels women to leave the workplace in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

10. How did Elise Scheck describe her experiences during pregnancy, according to the author in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

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